- present participle of suppress.
suppressing
Example Sentences
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The logic was simple: If an unspoken rule is suppressing what fathers admit they want, naming the rule and waving it away should change their answers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
Visa barriers and broader geopolitical concerns are suppressing international travel demand, the report said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
Maintaining the existing communication risks suppressing interest rates when inflation starts to rise and more volatile outcomes for financial markets if more aggressive corrective signaling is needed.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026
They are routinely and religiously suppressing those who are trying to make a better and more compelling case.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
I lowered my head again, suppressing the urge to tell Father that it was only Bucky.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
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